Stéphanie was my PhD supervisor. Her research has focused primarily on the use of visual signals in sexual communication in birds. She studies this topic from a variety of perspectives and across different evolutionary scales

For his PhD research, Rafael focused on the development and evolution of iridescent colours in feathers.

Chad EliasonPost-doc FellowDepartment of Geological SciencesJackson School of Geosciences

For his PhD research, Chad modelled the photonic structures found in the iridescent feathers of birds. He is particularly interested in understanding how the various types and arrangements of melanosomes produce different ranges of colours.

Russ was my MSc supervisor. The overall goal of his research is to reveal the mechanisms and dynamics of important proximate and ultimate factors that influence reproductive effort and success of animals, primarily birds. We still have a few dusty data sets we are working on.